Functional near-infrared spectroscopy measures of neural activity in children with and without developmental language disorder during a working memory task.
Allison S HancockChristopher M WarrenTyson S BarrettDavid A E BoltonRonald B GillamPublished in: Brain and behavior (2023)
When task difficulty increased, children with DLD failed to recruit the DLPFC for monitoring information and the IPL for processing information. Reduced memory capacity and reduced engagement likely contribute to the language learning difficulties of children with DLD.